JJ you are so right. It seems like even neutral or positive news gets spun negitively. This usualy is achieved by changing a few words thereby changing the meaning and then publishing and posting these rewritten stories endlessly.

This is a big reason the PPS is where it is and supports conspiracy and manipulation arguments.

If one looks at the way the stories and events are laid out over time, it does seem that someone in Venezuela is playing one end against the other. I am one of those people who is stuck because of PPS, but I still have faith allthough now it is in Hugo's need to aquire wealth. The looming Venezuelan economic crisis and possible leadership change through citizen revolt has to be weighing on Chavez's decisions.